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Before agents negotiate, their authority needs to be defined. Chapter 9 of THE AGENT PLAYBOOK explores why smarter models alone are not enough, and how enforceable mandates let agents negotiate within their owners’ limits. 🪁
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Every Deal Needs a Boundary

This post is part of THE AGENT PLAYBOOK, Chapter 9. Building on Chapter 7’s discussion of payment authority and Chapter 8’s exploration of agent identity and delegation, it examines why agent-to-agent

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Traditional payment identity assumes the buyer, decision-maker and payer are the same. AI agents break that. It must now prove: which agent is acting, whose authority it carries, and what it is allowed to do.
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Why Payment Identity Has to Change for AI Agents

This post is part of THE AGENT PLAYBOOK, Chapter 8. Following Chapter 7 on payment authority, it examines the identity, delegation, and task specific authorization that let an agent act within defined

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AI agents need more than a way to pay. They need authority that is scoped, enforceable, revocable, and visible. Here’s how Kite thinks about payment authority—and how Agent Passport puts those controls into practice.
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How Kite Thinks About Payment Authority for AI Agents

This post is part of THE AGENT PLAYBOOK series (#7), continuing from #6 on identity, delegation, and trust. Agents Are Starting to Act, Not Just Answer AI agents used to stop at giving advice. You

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